Problems with SDL

[washe]

I'm trying to get Neverwinter Nights to run with the released linux clients but I get this error?

[max@localhost nwn]$ ./nwn
Xlib: extension "XFree86-DRI" missing on display ":0.0".
Fatal signal: Segmentation Fault (SDL Parachute Deployed)

Im running Mandrake 9.1

[Praetorian]

Edit /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 and uncomment or add these liness.

Load "dri" under Section Module.

and

Section "DRI"
Mode 0666
EndSection

somewhere in there...

[washe]

that's actually I got


Section "Module"
Load "dbe" # Double-Buffering Extension
Load "v4l" # Video for Linux
Load "extmod"
Load "type1"
Load "freetype"
Load "glx" # 3D layer
Load "dri" # direct rendering
EndSection

Section "DRI"
Mode 0666
EndSection

after changing to 32 bit depth one error message went away
I have only the following
error
Fatal Signal: Segmentation Fault (SDL Parachute Deployed)

what the hell is that?

[lynchmob]

I think that's just a generic message for when SDL has a problem.
Apparently,there's a Linux NWN forum
In this discussion one says to try running it as root,then if it works,find out what NWN needs permissions for.
Not a gamer but I can Google
HTH
lynch

[nukes]

What does glxgears and glxinfo return?
Do they give error messages?
What is your graphics card?

[washe]

my card is an ati radeon 9500, i was using some drivers that I read from Rage3d but dindt worked

glxgears
[root@localhost max]# glxgears
Xlib: extension "XFree86-DRI" missing on display ":0.0".
1945 frames in 5.0 seconds = 389.000 FPS
2102 frames in 5.0 seconds = 420.400 FPS
2288 frames in 5.0 seconds = 457.600 FPS
2496 frames in 5.0 seconds = 499.200 FPS
2704 frames in 5.0 seconds = 540.800 FPS

glxinfo
Xlib: extension "XFree86-DRI" missing on display ":0.0".
display: :0 screen: 0
direct rendering: No
server glx vendor string: SGI
server glx version string: 1.2
server glx extensions:
GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_EXT_import_context
client glx vendor string: SGI
client glx version string: 1.2
client glx extensions:
GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_EXT_import_context,
GLX_ARB_get_proc_address, GLX_ATI_pixel_format_float,
GLX_ATI_render_texture
GLX extensions:
GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_EXT_import_context
OpenGL vendor string: Mesa project: www.mesa3d.org
OpenGL renderer string: Mesa GLX Indirect
OpenGL version string: 1.3 Mesa 4.0.4
OpenGL extensions:
GL_ARB_imaging, GL_ARB_multitexture, GL_ARB_texture_border_clamp,
GL_ARB_texture_cube_map, GL_ARB_texture_env_add,
GL_ARB_texture_env_combine, GL_ARB_texture_env_dot3,
GL_ARB_transpose_matrix, GL_EXT_abgr, GL_EXT_blend_color,
GL_EXT_blend_minmax, GL_EXT_blend_subtract, GL_EXT_texture_env_add,
GL_EXT_texture_env_combine, GL_EXT_texture_env_dot3,
GL_EXT_texture_lod_bias
glu version: 1.3
glu extensions:
GLU_EXT_nurbs_tessellator, GLU_EXT_object_space_tess

visual x bf lv rg d st colorbuffer ax dp st accumbuffer ms cav
id dep cl sp sz l ci b ro r g b a bf th cl r g b a ns b eat
----------------------------------------------------------------------
0x23 16 tc 1 16 0 r y . 5 6 5 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
0x24 16 tc 1 16 0 r y . 5 6 5 0 0 16 8 16 16 16 0 0 0 None
0x25 16 tc 1 16 0 r y . 5 6 5 8 0 16 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0x26 16 tc 1 16 0 r . . 5 6 5 8 0 16 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0x27 16 dc 1 16 0 r y . 5 6 5 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
0x28 16 dc 1 16 0 r y . 5 6 5 0 0 16 8 16 16 16 0 0 0 None
0x29 16 dc 1 16 0 r y . 5 6 5 8 0 16 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None
0x2a 16 dc 1 16 0 r . . 5 6 5 8 0 16 8 16 16 16 16 0 0 None

[nukes]

Right, the hardware acceleration hasn't been set up. Go to ati.com and get and install the Linux drivers for that card.
When you installed Mandrake, you clicked the option to install the GLX Acellerated X server didn't you? If you didn't then you will have to reinstall (there are other ways to make the switch, but if you're a new user then it really isn't worth the hassle.)
What version of X is installed? 4.3?
ATI only built drivers for 4.2.1, so I'm not sure how far you'll get.